A motorbike rider who died after a collision with a BMW in east Manchester had 'pulled a wheelie' beforehand but was 'without a shadow of a doubt there to be seen' jurors have been told.
29.06.2023 - 06:09 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A man who violently stole phones off innocent victims after messaging them on Gumtree has been jailed. On one occasion Blake Aghedo stabbed a man in his 60s in the face with a screwdriver to steal his phone.
Aghedo's crimes came to light after a number of people made police reports saying they had placed their phones for sale on the second hand selling website Gumtree, only for them to be violently robbed by him when they met to carry out the transaction. The 23-year-old would message the victims pretending to be a legitimate customer who wanted to buy the phone for sale.
A price would be agreed as well as somewhere to meet to carry out the transaction. It was at this point Aghedo would rob the victims, often with weapons.
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On one occasion he pulled out a machete when one of the victims showed resistance, and also stabbed a man in his 60s in their face with a screwdriver type weapon. There was total of 40 incidents reported to police relating to robberies of a similar nature.
An investigation was launched and Aghedo was tracked and arrested in 2020 after being monitored on CCTV.
On June 22, Aghedo, of Lower Seedley Road, Salford, was sentenced to six years in jail after pleading guilty to conspiracy to rob, conspiracy to steal, theft, robbery, possession of a bladed article, attempted theft and wounding.
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Detective Inspector Natalie McDonald, of GMP’s City of Manchester Central Neighbourhood Crime Team, said: "Aghedo had a clear set-up, planning the offences carefully. The victims were understandably traumatised by these incidents.
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